History

The airline was established in 2004 in an effort to merge the major aviation assets of Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines, and received its operating licence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 2007. Scheduled flights were launched under the brand name Grand China Express Air, using 29-32 seat Fairchild Dornier 328JET aircraft. At that time, the company was China's largest regional airline, operating on 78 routes linking 54 cities. On 10 June 2009, the company name was changed to Tianjin Airlines. As of August 2011, 63 destinations are served (excluding those operated on behalf of Hainan Airlines), though by 2012, the airline intends to fly on more than 450 routes linking at least 90 cities, taking more than 90% of the domestic regional aviation market.

In terms of urban population, Tianjin is the fourth largest in China, after Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. In terms of administrative area population, Tianjin ranks fifth in Mainland China. The walled city of Tianjin was built in 1404. As a treaty port since 1860, Tianjin has been a major seaport and gateway to the nation's capital. During the Boxer Rebellion the city was the seat of the Tianjin Provisional Government. In the period of late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China, Tianjin became one of the largest cities in China. At that time, numerous western-style buildings and mansions were constructed in concessions, many of which are well-preserved today. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin suffered a depression due to the policy of the central government and Tangshan earthquake, but recovered from 1990s. Nowadays Tianjin is a dual-core city, with its main urban area (including the old city) located along the Hai River, which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal; and Binhai, a New Area urban core located east of the old city, on the coast of Bohai Sea. As of the end of 2010, around 285 Fortune 500 companies have set up base in Binhai, which is a new growth pole in China and is a hub of advanced industry and financial activity.

History

The airline was established in 2004 in an effort to merge the major aviation assets of Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines, and received its operating licence from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 2007. Scheduled flights were launched under the brand name Grand China Express Air, using 29-32 seat Fairchild Dornier 328JET aircraft. At that time, the company was China's largest regional airline, operating on 78 routes linking 54 cities. On 10 June 2009, the company name was changed to Tianjin Airlines. As of August 2011, 63 destinations are served (excluding those operated on behalf of Hainan Airlines), though by 2012, the airline intends to fly on more than 450 routes linking at least 90 cities, taking more than 90% of the domestic regional aviation market.

On Monday morning a 66-year-old woman surnamed Wang was detained for attempting to throw six metal coins into the engine of a TianjinAirlines plane just before take-off, in an effort to guarantee a safe trip ...HainanAirlines plane, to ensure a safe flight for him and his family....

On Monday, an elderly woman delayed a flight by two hours after she threw coins into the engine of a TianjinAirlines aircraft, the South China Morning Post reported. The domestic flight in Mongolia, servicing Hohhot and Chifeng, was meant to take off around 8 a.m., but was grounded while airline officials searched for the coins ... ....

A 66-year-old woman passenger was escorted off a TianjinAirlines flight in northern China for throwing coins into a plane engine for good luck as she boarded, the carrier said on Monday.The flight between the Inner Mongolian cities of Hohhot and Chifeng was expected to take off ......

AFP/Getty Images Airbus’ assembly and delivery center in China’s Tianjin... The total value of industrial cooperation between Airbus and China reached US$641 million in 2017, according to the European aviation giant, who inaugurated its A330 completion and delivery center in Tianjin in the same year....

Shen Chengqing, a 22-year-old wheelchair user, arrived at Hong Kong International Airport for a Hong KongAirlines flight to Tianjin on Friday 25 January, only to be denied boarding ... “Because of this reason, we refused to let her board the plane alone,” a Hong Kong Airlines employee allegedly told Shen’s friend who had gone with her to the airport....

Airline staff refused to allow a wheelchair user to board a flight at Hong Kong International Airport because she was travelling alone, sparking calls from a lawmaker for the carrier to make its instructions clearer. Shen Chengqing, 22, was supposed to take a Hong KongAirlines flight to Tianjin in northeastern China at 8.40pm on Friday....